Your impressions are duly noted Zarak.
I certainly would not say that SVS subs are automatically 'better' than Hsu.
To each his own.

I happen to have an Axiom subwoofer that i have not been 100% satisfied with and i will be contemplating a switch sometime in the next year most likely.
SVS and Hsu are two companies that i've been keeping an eye on so your review was useful to me.

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